Band 6
Main area Children's Mental Health Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 201-26-457
Site Various sites across Cornwall Town St Austell Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/05/2026 23:59
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
* Care based on what matters to people.
* Care provided at home or close to home.
* Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
* Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Care
* Care based on what matters to people.
* Care provided at home or close to home.
* Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
* Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
* Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
* Technology enabled care.
* Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
* Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
* A place people love to work and feel valued.
* Living our values with staff (all voices count).
* Attract, grow and develop talent.
* Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
* Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
* Joined-up community services.
* Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
* Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in Schools, delivering services across Cornwall. These permanent posts will expand mental health support across primary and secondary school settings. Successful candidates will supervise and develop qualified EMHPs and trainees, contributing to early intervention and supporting schools to meet the mental health needs of children and young people. Those without the qualification will be required to complete the part‑time EMHP Supervisors programme in partnership with the University of Exeter.
We are recruiting four supervisors to be based within either the Kerrier Team (West Cornwall) or the Upper Tamar Team (North East Cornwall). You will join a supportive and progressive system committed to inclusive leadership, staff wellbeing, and innovative approaches including lifestyle medicine and nature‑based therapies, with strong support for your own professional development.
Main duties of the job
You will work therapeutically with children & their families providing support and treatment whilst overseeing and supervising the Education Mental Health Practitioners through their training at Exeter University and into role.
We see quality supervision as a key enabler of good outcomes for children and young people accessing MHST but also in supporting staff and culture through trauma informed practice. Your role is highly valued and we are especially keen to recruit supervisors who have experience working with teenagers as we expand into secondary schools and colleges.
Successful candidates will be employed on a permanent contract, providing an expansion to existing provision of mental health support across a range of educational settings in the Cornwall region.
Supervising and helping to develop both our qualified staff and our Educational Mental Health Practitioners in training to contribute to the early intervention agenda and support our attached schools in their responses to the mental health needs of primary and secondary school aged children in Cornwall.
All Psychological Professionals are expected to have a maintain an appropriate training and registration for the role.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Person specification
Education /Qualifications/experience
* Eligible for registration with relevant professional body
* Relevant Degree and /or core profession. i.e. / relevant professional qualification as defined by BABCP http://babcp.com/Accreditation/Core-Profession.aspx plus relevant honours degree graded at 2.2 or above
* Skills and experience of working with children, young people and families around a range of emotional/mental health, behavioural /additional health or developmental needs / substance misuse needs.
Knowledge and abilities
* Knowledge of relevant legislation and documents pertaining to children (e.g. Children’s Act, Mental Health Act, NSF, Every Child Matters, Future In Mind)
* Knowledge and experience of provision of a holistic emotional/mental health assessment.
Career development and support
* Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
* Protected CPD time for registered staff
* Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
* Leadership and Management development programmes
* Coaching and mentoring opportunities
* A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
* Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
* A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
Benefits
* Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
* Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
* Free DBS checks where required
* Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Contact Information
Name: Morgan Stevens, Job title: MHST Lead, Email: morgan.stevens@nhs.net, Telephone: 01726 873292
Name: Debbie Hunter, Head of Psychological Professionals, Email: Debbie.Hunter5@nhs.net, Telephone: 07775 823437
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